CVE-2008-3842
Detail
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Description
Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework without the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "</" (less-than slash) sequence.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
NIST
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:50:15 PM
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Reference
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193
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Reference
http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded
Added
Reference
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44741
CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:56:12 PM
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CVE Modified by MITRE 10/11/2018 4:49:58 PM
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:32:12 PM
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Reference
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44741 [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44741 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
Modified Analysis by NIST 11/08/2016 11:45:33 AM
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:media_center_2005:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:tablet_pc_2005:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
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OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2
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Reference Type
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193 No Types Assigned
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf Exploit
http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf Broken Link
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Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44741 No Types Assigned
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44741 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Initial CVE Analysis 11/08/2016 9:11:36 AM
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Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:w
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Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:s
Initial CVE Analysis 8/28/2008 1:24:00 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2008-3842 NVD
Published Date: 08/27/2008 NVD
Last Modified: 04/08/2025
Source: MITRE